《剪灯新话》锻造了一批忠实的小说读者和拥护者,这只是小说在文学外的社会效应;而李昌祺锐意效颦、亦步亦趋的《剪灯余话》,才是《剪灯新话》在文学深层的革命和振动。《剪灯余话》的出现,甚而在明人之中出现了“瞿李之争”:“瞿宗吉与李昌祺所著《剪灯新话》、《余话》,瞿笔路固敏劲,然剽窃者多,甚至全篇累行誊录;李虽用事险僻,少涉晦涩,要之皆其胸臆中语,非窃之他人也。其诗集所谓《运甓漫稿》者,其中亦多佳句。《余话》中则‘惜花春早起’四词之外,吾无多取焉。《新话》中亦惟‘四时词’及二三‘竹枝词’耳。其它如《香台集》、《存斋诗话》之类,皆鄙俚语言无足为道。然则学术识见,瞿不逮李远甚。世竞优瞿 ”Cutting New Lights“ forged a group of faithful fiction readers and advocates. This is just the social effect of the novel outside of literature. However, Li Chang-kee, Deep Revolution and Vibration in Literature. The appearance of ”cutting off the lantern“ even appeared in the Ming Dynasty ”Qu Li dispute “: ”Qu Zongji and Li Changqi’s“ new words ”,“ I ” Sensitive, but plagiarism and more, even the whole chapter tired record; Lee though dangerous, less involved in obscure, all the Chinese are intended, non-theft of others also their poetry so-called Also more good sentence. “Yu Hua” in the “cherish spring early spring,” four words outside, I do not take more Yan. “New Story” also only ’Si Shi Ci’ and 23 ’Zhu Zhi Ci’ ear. “Xiangtai set”, “save the idiom” and the like, all despicable slang language for no reason .But academic knowledge, Qu do not catch Li Yuan.